Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-01-08
FASHIONS FOR MIDWINTER.

| THE GENERAL RAGE FOR FUR-NovELTIEs IN GLOVES
ROSARY BEADS A NEW KINK IN TRIMMING
BRIGHTER CoLoRS IN IMPORTED CoSTUAEs-EvEN-
ING AND OTHER COSTUMES.
PoIoNA1srs trimmed with fur are coming in
vogue.
OPEN EMBROIDERY is used by some dressmakers
on wool frocks that are trimmed with bands OF fur
AN OPERA CLOAK of blue velvet Is lined with luS-
trous white satin, andts bordered with ch1nch1ila
THE NEWEST FUR COLLARS are in the square
sailor shape with strings to tie or clasps to hasten
them In front.
THERE ARE As MANY different ways Of using fur
as dress accessory for warmth or ornament as
there are different kinds OF furs.
GLOSSY BEAVER HATS are worn by young ladleS
with dreSSy afternoon toilets as well as With
tallor-made suits In the morning.
BOLD COLOR COMBINATIONS, such as sky blue and
mauve, scarlet and pale blue, heliOtrope and
orange, are made to fraternize in late French
evening toilets.
In ENGLAND GIAcE KID GLOVES are superseding
those OF peau de suede for full dress. 1t Is even
announced that white kid gloves are to be re-
stored to favor.
BRoADCIOrHi in all the day colors, with astrakhan
medallions of contrasting tnts, is used for panels
for dresses OF plain cloth. Flouncings to CORE
SpOnd are also employed.
VELVET UNDERsKIRTs, both OF silk velvet, cordu-
roy, and veIveteen. are again in highest fashion,
This first skirt is now not necessarily chosen OF
the same color as the rest OF the costume.
TAILORs ARE making costumes exceedingly
plain Vests OF velvet, cloth or plush, or plastrons
braided In military style, are the embellishments
permitted in the severe style at present IN vogue
SOME OF THE NEW GLOVES have the the tops OF
stripes Or lozenge-Shaped patterns In kid OF con-
trasting color, black and white, terra Gotta and
and tan. Gloves in this style are also MADE TO
correspond TO the costume.
JERSEYS are still worn, but they have scarcely
any resemblance to those formerly in vogue.
They are now made to fit the figure perfectly, and
have all the seams arranged with whalebOneS like
dress bodice. Many OF them are elab0rately
trimmed.
VESTS OF FUR are novel adjunct to walking
jackets. They fit smoothly and convey no idea OF
clumSness, as would be imagined. Short sealSk1n
mantleS with sling sleeves have vests OF fur.
Astrakhan Is used this season as trimming lor
SeaISkil.
A SHORT MANTLE of golden brown plush Is
trimmed with rich gold and bronze passementerie.
In front the trimming, which terminates in square
ends. is finished with a corresponding fringe, as
are also the sides. A border OF sable completes
this recherche garment.
DRESS OF ELECTRIC BLUE VELVET has skirt
trimmed with a band Of blue fox. The jacket
worn with this has the high collar with ends fall
ing from it In boa shape or the fur. The mum ana
bOierO Nat are or veIyet bOrdered with fuI, ana
both are frightened by bows OF gray-0iue anu pa.e
pink ribbon.
THERE Is ONE ITEM with which the shops will
all be Hooded in Il few weeks-viz., the rosary
beads, TO be had now OF every tint, and they take
the coioring well. especially the carved ones.
They are 10 appear In every sort OF trimming IOf
dresoe, and millinery. They will edge bonneiS
anu BOWS N delicate pink and blue Shades, as well
AS OrOWu.
SHOES FOR DANCING are cut low and are Orna-
mented with the Smallest bows. They should be
OF the same color as the costume. Embroidered
SHOES dre not good loTm." For ceremonial occa-
SionS in tie day zine anu informal evening parties
SHOES with Eign fronts fastened with metal put
tons or else tied are WORN The CoiOr or the
leather must be in keeping with The color OF tAe
Costume.
In THE LATEST importation OF costumes there Is
an evidence OF increasing brightness OF coloring,
even tones as bright, as genran1um are to be seen
upon some OF the cloths now Used. When the
general effect inciineS be oOInbre briiiiancy Is
ulscerniDie through some ioidS or 1t i, Impaired
by means OF resers, Dreaat-pate Or Il panel
that fO.ds apparent in The right are usually absent
In the lett.
In DRESS STUFFs the demand for stripes is still
on the increase. Very beautiful Lyons fabrics OF
this description are displayed. Regal fabrics OF
velvet embossed satin are woven with alternate
stripes Of plain silk plush eight and ten inches In
Width. One design shows d ground or pdleSG
candTy-cOiOre1 corded Sik, brOcautd With ara
beSqueS in heavy raised design o. niauVe velvet,
with a stripe OF plain iiduVe velvet alternating.
A white satin and gold-Drocade stripe upon
another pattern aiterNatto VIII one OF deep
M no W.